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Laparoscopy appendectomy
Rochester, NY
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Highland Hospital’s median price of $8.3k is 36% above the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 78% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 8 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Highmark highmark bcbs medicare [130101] fee schedule · outpatient | $7,547 | $7,547 | $7,547 – $7,547 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare [130901] fee schedule · outpatient | $7,794 | $7,794 | $7,794 – $7,794 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare [131201] fee schedule · outpatient | $8,238 | $8,238 | $8,238 – $8,238 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare [130001] fee schedule · outpatient | $8,288 | $8,288 | $8,288 – $8,288 |
| 5 | Excellus excellus metal tiers [220102] fee schedule · outpatient | $8,560 | $8,560 | $8,560 – $8,560 |
| 6 | Excellus excellus [220101], excellus simply blue [220106], excellus blue choice [220107] fee schedule · outpatient | $10,646 | $10,646 | $10,646 – $10,646 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus high performance [220103] fee schedule · outpatient | $10,646 | $10,646 | $10,646 – $10,646 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna healthcare (pob 182223) [514405] fee schedule · outpatient | $12,816 | $12,816 | $12,816 – $12,816 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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